Collapsible garment hanger



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COLLAPSIBLE GARMENT HANGER Filed Jan. 6, 1949` 5mm@ ifredg@ JNVENTOR.

Patented Nov. 27, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COLLAPSIBLE GARMENT HANGER Emma. Kittredge, Seattle, Wash.

Application January 6, 1949, Serial No. 69,474

2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful imm provements in garment hangers and the primary object of the present invention is to provide a hanger including a pair of supporting arms that are hinged together to permit the same to be folded against each other when not in use and which arms are provided with inner edges that abut when the same are in position for use.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible hanger including a pair of sections that are hinged and einbodying novel and improved hook supporting means so constructed as to permit a hook held thereby to be swung outwardly of and against the sections when the latter are folded one against the other. Y

Another object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible garment hanger that is extremely small and compact in structure and which is free of sharp edges to eliminate any possibility of clothing being torn when applied thereto.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a collapsible garment hanger that is simple and practical in construction, strong and reliable in use, neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and other- Wise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the present hanger;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a View showing the present hanger in a collapsed or unused position;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal sectional View taken substantially on the plane of section line 4--4 of Figure 2; and,

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal sectional View taken substantially on the plane of section line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawings in detail. wherein for the purpose of illustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numeral Hl represents the present collapsible garment hanger generally, including a pair of arcuate sections or supporting arms I2 and I4 having inner and outer end portions I6 and I8.

The outer end portions I8 of the arms l2 and 2 I4 are rounded or smoothly contoured to remove any sharp edges that would tend to snag or tear clothing, such as sweaters or the like, that are associated with the instant hanger.

The inner end portions I6 of the arms I2 and I4 include substantially flat bearing surfaces 20 and 22 that are adapted to abut each other and the central portions of the surfaces 2l) and 22 are formed with communicating and registering recesses 24 and 26 for a purpose which Will later be more fully apparent.

The upper surfaces of the end' portions I6 are provided with recesses 28 in which anchor plates 3B are received. These anchor plates 30 occupy only a portion of the recesses 28 and are secured to the sections I2 and I4 by suitable fasteners 3l extending through the anchor plates and into the sections I2 and I4.

The anchor plates 30 are spaced from each other and are integrally formed with spaced knuckles or sleeves 32 between which there is received knuckles 34 projecting from the ends of a support plate 36 that is normally disposed in the unoccupied portions of the recesses 28.

Suitable hinge pins 38 join the knuckles 34 to the knuckles 32 for pivotal or hinge movement of the supporting arms I2 and I4 relative to each other and to the support plate 36.

The support plate 36 is provided with a central aperture or opening 48 that communicates with the recesses 24 and 26 and the shank portion 42 of a hook member 44 is loosely and slidably received in the opening 40 and the recesses 24 and 26. A stop or enlargement 46 at the lower end of the shank portion 42 is received in recesses 43 in the lower surfaces of the end portions I6 when the hanger is in use (see Figure 4).

In practical use of the present invention, the edges or surfaces 29 and 22 abut each other and the stop 46 is received in the recess 48. When the hanger is not in use, the arms I2 and I4 are folded against each other, as shown in Figure 3. and the hook member is swung outwardly, due to the looseness of the shank portion 42 and the l .opening 4i?, so that the hook member may be placed against the arms I2 and I4.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the device `will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the inventionthe same 3 is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. A collapsible garment hanger comprising rst and second elongated garment supporting sections having inner end portions, anchor plates overlying and secured to the inner end portions of said sections, an elongated support extending between and terminally pivoted to said anchor plates, and a hook member having a shank portion, said support having a central opening therein loosely receiving said shank portion, said sections being foldable against each other, said opening being sufciently large topermit said hook member to be swung outwardly of said sections and against the sections When the latter are folded against each other, the inner end -portions of said sections abutting to retain the sec- 4tions extended relative to each lother whereby thefsections are adapted to be supported by said hook member from a supporting structure, said support being pivoted to said anchor plates by a pair of spaced parallel horizontal pivots that are disposed transversely of said sections.

2. A garment hanger comprising first and second elongated, complementary garment supporting sections having inner end portions including inner abutting edges, an anchor plate overlying and attached to the inner end portion of each section, an elongated support overlying the inner end portions of said sections, horizontal pivots disposed transversely of said sections and securing the ends o the support to the anchor plates, said support having a central opening therein, a hook member having a shank portion slidably received in said opening, said inner abutting edges having registering grooves receiving the shank portion of said hook member, said opening Ibeing sn'iiciently large as to permit said hook member to be moved against the sections when the sections are moved against each other about the pivots.

EMMA KITTREDGE.

REFERENCES CITED 'Ihej following references rare of record in the ile ci this patent:

"UNITED `S'IATES PATENTS Number Name Date 539,901 Lincoln et al. Sept. 14, 1897 920,894 Bonsall Mayll, 1909 

